Repurposing of the tamoxifen metabolites to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecalis infections
A. Miro Canturri, A. Vila-Dominguez, R. Ayerbe Algaba, J. Pachon, M. E. Jimenez-Mejias, Y. Smani
This paper shows that tamoxifen metabolites have antibacterial effects against MRSE and vancomycin-resistant E. faecalis, with activity linked to increased membrane permeability.
bioRxiv · May 20, 2021Microbiology